In the final post of the series, we take a closer look at how FREEIN performs financially. Over a three-year back test, FREEIN outperformed the market by 4.8 percentage points, showing that socially responsible investing can yield competitive financial gains.

A deep dive into the investment thesis and methodology behind to The Decarceration Index (FREEIN), the first index to track the performance of companies engaging in fair chance hiring practices as well as manage their exposure to prison risk. FREEIN is powered by FreeCap's proprietary data and ratings methodology.

An introduction to The Decarceration Index (FREEIN), the first index to track the performance of companies engaging in fair chance hiring practices as well as manage their exposure to prison risk. FREEIN is powered by FreeCap's proprietary data and ratings methodology.

The final post of our four-part blog series highlights Apple for their robust support for fair chance hiring practices, including: a strong fair chance hiring policy, community partnerships for skills development, technology initiatives to advance justice initiatives, and grantmaking to support reentry services

The third of our four-part series highlights Union Pacific Railroad for their robust support for fair chance hiring practices, including: a strong commitment to fair chance hiring, recruitment of justice-involved workers, and sharing of hiring best practices.

The second of our four-part series highlights JPMorgan Chase & Co. for their robust support for fair chance hiring practices, including: a strong commitment to fair chance hiring, programs advancing job opportunities, support for record-expunging legislation, and CEO thought leadership.

The first of a four-part series highlighting our top performing companies when it comes to fair chance hiring, diving into the specific policies and programs these companies employ

Research Analyst Erika Folgar covers key takeaways from FreeCap Financial’s prison vending data. This post is part of a three-part expert series on FreeCap’s data findings from the 2023 Criminal Justice Report.  

Research Analyst Erika Folgar breaks down the latest trends in prison labor use identified in FreeCap Financial’s 2023 Criminal Justice Report.  This post is part of a three-part expert series on FreeCap’s data findings.

Research Analyst Erika Folgar breaks down the latest fair chance hiring trends identified in FreeCap Financial’s 2023 Criminal Justice Report.  This post is part of a three-part expert series on FreeCap’s data findings.

Like the racial injustices Dr. King was protesting at his time, combatting the mass incarceration crisis demands the power of collective action. It also demands that this action be directed towards promoting solutions leading to sustained, material change for incarcerated folk.  On this MLK Day, we at FreeCap are remembering the words Dr. King wrote from behind bars: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” We hope you will too. 

Let FreeCap help you bring in the New Year by making it easier than ever to know which companies align with your values and which ones don’t. Our latest Criminal Justice Report makes it clear which companies are hiring formerly incarcerated workers and mitigating prison labor’s use and which ones are falling behind. Let our data help you align your investments with racial equity values in 2024.

We are excited to publish our second Criminal Justice Report covering the S&P 100! Our latest report analyzes companies' programs and policies regarding fair chance hiring and prison risk mitigation. We also highlight these companies' progress since 2021 using data from our first Criminal Justice Report.